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Ayotzinapa Families and Students Target Iguala Army Base, Demand Release of 800 Files

The action is part of a renewed anniversary campaign pressing for Army records that families say are key to clarifying the case.

Overview

  • Parents of the 43 and fellow normalista students held a rally outside the 27th Battalion in Iguala three days before the 11th anniversary of the 2014 disappearance.
  • After the rally, students set a pickup truck on fire at the barracks gate and threw homemade explosive devices into the installation.
  • Soldiers kept the gates closed and did not use force, and authorities reported no injuries or arrests.
  • State civil protection personnel and Iguala firefighters later arrived to secure the area.
  • Demonstrators demanded delivery of roughly 800 military folios they contend could clarify what happened, renewing accusations of Army responsibility.